Archived Bill Info

"BAZIN", "HOLT"

An Act amending the act of August 26, 1953 (P. L. 1476), entitled "An act to carry out the intent and purpose of Article XV, Section 1 and Article XIV, Section 8 of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, and to supplement the First Class City Home Rule Act, approved April twenty-one, one thousand nine hundred forty-nine (P. L. 605), by vesting in the Council of the City of Philadelphia full powers to legislate with respect to the election, appointment, compensation, organization, abolition, merger, consolidation, powers, functions and duties of certain officers, offices, boards and commissions of the City of Philadelphia; providing that such officers may be may appointive or abolished; altering the term of the District Attorney of Philadelphia: and establishing the status of the Sheriff, City Commissions, Board of Revision of Taxes and Registration Commission, the members of such board and commission, and the subordinates and employes of such officers, board and commission," removing the exclusion of the Sheriff, City Commissioners, Board of Revision of Taxes and Registration Commission from the provisions of Section 2 and providing that such officers be included within the provisions of the said section so that the Council of the City of Philadelphia shall have full powers to legislate with respect to the election, appointment, compensation, organization, abolition, merger, consolidation, powers function and duties of the Sheriff, City Commissioners, Board of Revision of Taxes, Registration Commission of the City of Philadelphia and all former county officers, offices, boards and commissions.

0878 White

Referred to the Committee on Cities-Counties First Class, May 4.

Reported as committed. August 30.

Passed first reading, August 31.

Passed second reading, September 14.

Passed third reading and final passage, September 27. (108-71)

In the Senate

Referred to the Committee on Locale Government, September 28.